Edku: May 1996

Move backwards to April 1996.

1.
getting attention
they negotiate ideals
"Freemen" are not that

--Jody Darden, Jody_L_Darden@rl.gov

2.
TV Guide coffee
silly sitcom actress sues
a clumsy rich bitch

--Jody Darden, Jody_L_Darden@rl.gov

3.
TV Guide coffee
burns litigious sitcom star
unconscionable

--Jody Darden, Jody_L_Darden@rl.gov

4.
Armey fights gas tax.
He "volunteers" students for
Suicide mission.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

5.
Sex triggers attack?
No, says Harvard. Your heart's safe.
Bonk away freely.

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

6.
Argghhh! Gas costs too much!
Ban tax, let Iraq sell oil.
Tell it to the Kurds.

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

7.
Did Byrd reach the pole?
Cold fingers, coughing engines,
courage fades away.

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

8.
Congress Party is
No longer a sacred cow.
Bitter cud for Rao.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

9.
Winnie, then De Klerk.
Nelson, twice-divorced, must keep
Children from fighting.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

10.
The Burundis are
Getting drunk on a lethal
Vintage: Rwandan red.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

11.
A strange sickness makes
Indians vote BJP:
Mad-at-Rao disease.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

12.
Vegetarian
Is Texas beef chief. Does she
Know something we don't!?

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

13.
A smoking marsh hole,
Hopes and dreams strewn asunder.
ValuJet landing.

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

14.
More BANG for your buck!
It's a trip of a lifetime!
Fly with ValuJet!

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

15.
All-inclusive flight:
Food, drinks, film, THRILLS--what Valu!
Burial's free, too!

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

16.
OJ's on chat show.
All of Britain is aghast:
Sliced Bo "A la carte."

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

17.
Bowel transplanted;
Minnesota man gets the
ultimate "Gut Check."

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

18.
Climbing Everest.
Hallmarks of a disaster:
Blackened nose, blue cheeks.

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

19.
Just four weeks ago...
"Bob Dole won't let Bob Dole quit!"
Schizophrenia.

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

20.
Pace makes "Cool Salza,"
needs better name. How about:
"Kissing Your Sister"?

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

21.
Buchanan and Newt
Are *SPLAT* blindsided by a
Rotten D'Amato.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

22.
Yeltsin, Zyuganov:
Old new bear or new old bear.
Russian voters yawn.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

23.
Bill Clinton, Bob Dole:
Slick centrist or dour centrist.
Voters change channels.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

24.
TVs already
Have I-chip built in--screens out
All intelligence.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

25.
Admiral goes down
Unearned medals bring scandal
Boorda takes his life

--Kevin O'Brien, KOBrien@erols.com

26.
Admiral goes down
Jazz oust Spurs from title chase
Mailman delivers

--Kevin O'Brien, KOBrien@erols.com

27.
"Most Wanted" jailbird
Flew to Guatemala but
Was snagged by the Web.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

28.
Basulta's wings clipped.
All he can do now is watch
Old Castro's beard grow.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

29.
Boorda's tell-tale heart
Beat truths he wished not to hear.
So he silenced it.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

30.
Oil beneath the sea.
China, Japan drool and glare.
Fuel for future wars?

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

31.
Bob Dole quits Senate
To salvage his weak campaign
No more free T.V.

--Massie Ritsch, meritsch@princeton.edu

32.
Tragic ValuJet
Disaster makes me wonder
Are sparrows safer?

--Massie Ritsch, meritsch@princeton.edu

33.
Bob Dole says good-bye
To most exclusive boys club
Can he live perk-free?

--Massie Ritsch, meritsch@princeton.edu

34.
Fires rage near Denver
Destroy ten thousand acres
Makes for bad skiing

--Massie Ritsch, meritsch@princeton.edu

35.
Chimps, anti-AIDS goo:
It seems to work for them, but...
Will we lather up?

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

36.
Everglades 'gator
Suffers indigestion, strange
"Pinging" in belly.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

37.
While his people starved,
Saddam ate his fill from a
Plate of fried bean Kurds.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

38.
Saddam's big surprise:
Opening the crate marked "FOOD"
He finds SPAM inside.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

39.
Another surprise:
Opens the next one to find
Reagan's cake, Bible.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

40.
Next one contains Quayle.
Some bureaucrat thought this was
A "fool for oil" deal.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

41.
Clinton, scared of war,
ran to Oxford to dodge draft
and the Armed Forces.

--Kevin O'Brien, KOBrien@erols.com

42.
Clinton, scared of courts,
runs to Armed Forces to dodge
Paula Jones' lawsuit!

--Kevin O'Brien, KOBrien@erols.com

43.
Thanks to the papers,
Millions have read my ranting.
Still, I should bomb them.

--Francis Heaney, francis.heaney@tglbbs.com

44.
Ben Netanyahu
Don't want to look like "Yahoo"?
Change name to Netyi.

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

45.
Shocking the kiddies:
What is a father to do?
Like, really parent?

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

46.
Clinton's new nose job:
Bob Dole never let Bob Dole's
Nose get bobbed! You bet!

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

47.
Clintons owe 3 grand.
Whitewater undercurrent
gently pulls them down.

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

48.
Janet Cooke: "Trust Me!"
I'm not gonna lie no more;
"Jimmy's" grown up now!

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

49.
Searing hamburger,
self-demolishing race cars.
Memorial Day.

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

50.
Kashmir hostages:
No rescuers mired in sand,
just massive silence.

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

51.
Monks' blood spilled on sand.
A mad crescent looms above.
Church bells toll in France.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

52.
Chechen vets come home
Unwelcomed, jobless, shell-shocked.
Can you say "Vietnam"?

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

53.
Prince William says "No"
To throne, navy. What bright brains!
Must be adopted.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

54.
Mexican poor sucked
Dry of blood. Chupacabras?
No. Politicians.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

55.
"You can't sue me, man!
I'm in the Army now!": Bill.
Dole blows a gasket.

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

56.
Clinton's cronies caught!
Convictions quake the White House
How high does guilt go?

--Kevin O'Brien, KOBrien@erols.com

57.
Europe let us in
reluctantly. Big mistake.
Block up the tunnel.

--Maurice Phillips, 100315.2566@compuserve.com

58.
Paisleyites and priests.
Too much religion and no
Christianity.

--Maurice Phillips, 100315.2566@compuserve.com

59.
Israeli voting:
Peace is now in the hands of
Soldiers and mailmen.

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

60.
Fiery silence,
glowing clouds and sonic booms.
Shuttle re-entry.

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com


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